Registration

• All academic registrations require proof of student or faculty status at time of registration. Please provide an official letter on your organization’s letterhead indicating your status. It can be uploaded on the “Registration options” page.
• All non-profit registrations require proof of the organization’s non-profit status at time of registration. Please provide an official letter on your organization’s letterhead indicating your status. It can be uploaded on the “Registration options” page.

For online registration, we only accept credit card payments with Visa or MasterCard. Full payment is due prior to obtaining your badge for entry to the conference. Checks will not be accepted. To ensure early and regular registration pricing, registration and full payment must be received prior to the corresponding deadlines. Registrations with unpaid balances following a registration deadline will automatically be transferred to the next rate tier.

For late/onsite registration rates, we can only accept Visa or MasterCard onsite. Full payment is due prior to obtaining your badge for entry to the conference. Cash and checks are not accepted onsite.

An official letter of invitation to obtain a travel visa and authorization to attend The Good Food Conference 2023 will be issued ONLY after registration has been completed and full payment received by the registration team (GFC Conference Secretariat).

It is the delegate’s responsibility to determine their requirements for entry into the United States.

For more information on U.S. entry requirements, please check U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov)

For more information on how to apply for a U.S. visa, please check Non-immigrant and tourist visas | USAGov

To cancel your registration for the GFC 2023 Conference, you must send a written request to gfc2023-registration@icsevents.com before August 18, 2023. In-person registration cancellations received by email at gfc2023-registration@icsevents.com by August 18, 2023 will be accepted and all fees refunded, less a USD $150 administrative fee. Virtual registration cancellations received by email at gfc2023-registration@icsevents.com by August 18, 2023 will be accepted an all fees refunded, less a USD $50 administrative fee.
Cancellations will not be accepted after August 18, 2023 and registration fees will not be refunded; however, transfer of your registration to another person is permitted by re-accessing the original delegate’s registration and replacing your name with the new delegate.
No refunds will be made for non-attendance at the conference.

Badge scanning

By allowing an exhibitor/sponsor to scan your badge, you will be consenting to your contact information being shared with that exhibitor/sponsor (name, job title, organization, city, country, and email). Should you not wish to share your personal information with an exhibitor/sponsor, there is no obligation to allow your badge to be scanned by these parties. Please note: Badge scanning for access by the GFC 2023 team may be required and your information will remain confidential in accordance with GFI’s Privacy Policy.

Photographs and recordings

As a registered delegate of GFC 2023, you agree that the meeting organizers or authorized third parties may photograph or record your likeness, image, name, voice, and/or words, and may publish or distribute your likeness, image, name, voice, and/or words for promotional and educational purposes in various forms of media, including but not limited to websites, presentations, and marketing materials. Recordings of all sessions will be made available to the public on YouTube.

Liability

GFI and the Conference Secretariat (together, the “organizers”) expressly disclaim liability from any and all acts or omissions of the organizers, and for any and all acts or omissions of third parties including facilities suppliers and exhibitors in conjunction with the GFC. The organizers shall not be liable for any delays or failure in performance, including but not limited to presentation cancellations or session delays. Attendees agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the organizers, their officers, directors and agents, from and against all claims arising out of actions or omissions of the attendees at or in connection with the GFC. Persons under the age of 21 shall not consume alcoholic beverages. Attendees who behave in a disruptive manner shall be asked to leave for the comfort and safety of other attendees. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the GFC at any time and for any reason. The organizers will not be liable to attendees for any travel costs, including but not limited non-refundable airline tickets or hotel reservations. Everyone who pays for travel and lodging expenses does so at their own risk. THE AMOUNT OF LIABILITY OF THE ORGANIZERS IS LIMITED TO A REFUND OF THE REGISTRATION FEE.